The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

thanks for those replies. so hope exists! thats very heartening.

any more specifics on the metal blank discs?

im thinking that if i can get hold of some then i would like to try to make imitations from them myself to have a plentiful supply.

firstly, thanks for sharing all this brilliant info. I know less than nothing, but Im determined to record to disc acoustically, ideally on a medium that could be played on a modern player. some kind of sound quality would be a serious perk. im gathering (from megamike's post) that you can record ac...

So in my ongoing search looking for a wind up gramophone cutter, I just found this guy Janek Schaefer, who is an awesome audio artist amoungst many things. He made a gramophone lathe out of tape and speakers ... thought Id share it for anyone interested. Note that as it is an intstallation, i couldn...

again, from the EMGColonel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QkTzIzzPgc&feature=related

is there a wind up dealer / specialist out there?
i would be grateful to be in contact as im very eager to obtain a wind up record cutter.
cheers to you all.

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so grateful that this site exists. this is my first post. i have set out on a project to make or acquire a hand crank record cutter that i can record straight onto to make one-off records. no editing, no perfectionism, no reproduction, no electricity. pure, simple physical acoustic technology that i...